As he fought his brave losing battle with leukaemia, 17-year-old Kyle Anderson knew what his last wish was. But alas, it was not to be. Kyle died last week and his family are now slating Cheryl Cole, the ‘callous’ Geordie songbird, for letting him leave this world in misery.

‘We emailed her management – we got no answer. We rang the X-Factor office – they just sniggered,’ said Anderson’s grieving dad, Brian. ‘All she had to do was bring her right hand and a friendly smile. We’d have supplied the Kleenex. And the cheerleader’s uniform. But no, she’s obviously too busy to bother with the fans who made her rich and famous these days.’

But not all celebrities proved themselves quite so selfish. ‘When she heard of Kyle’s plight, Katie Price volunteered to drive straight over to the hospice. Unfortunately, she also wanted to sing some tracks from her latest album, and in the end that was a deal breaker.’